RUN FOR YOUR LIVES 2026

[Spaldy]

Knebworth merch is on sale on the website for those of us who didn't want to queue for hours.

 

[dickinson1978]

I see your Infinite Dreams, and I raise you any performance of Hallowed and Aces High from the last two years.

He is still a world class singer, but I wish he would adapt to his aging voice better. Ironically, I preferred him altering the melodies at Knebworth. His lower and mid range is so much better.

I think he should sing like donington 92 in some songs.

 

[GhostofCain]

Knebworth merch is on sale on the website for those of us who didn't want to queue for hours.

And for those who could not be arsed to go!

Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[GhostofCain]

I see your Infinite Dreams, and I raise you any performance of Hallowed and Aces High from the last two years.

He is still a world class singer, but I wish he would adapt to his aging voice better. Ironically, I preferred him altering the melodies at Knebworth. His lower and mid range is so much better.

He has been struggling a lot with the beer song too.

A shame, because he really shines on songs like Infinite Dreams or Powerslave, where he has room to breathe. Revelations would also be a perfect fit.

 

[Yax]

I think he should sing like donington 92 in some songs.

Yeah, but he sings with more support now. He doesn't really do that bright facial placement and resonance anymore - he has changed his approach to singing again the past 10 years or so.

 

[dickinson1978]

Yeah, but he sings with more support now. He doesn't really do that bright facial placement and resonance anymore - he has changed his approach to singing the past years or so.

I dont know what you mean but on that tour he changed his aproach to some songs thst were diffivult for him in 88 for ex

 

[Yax]

I dont know what you mean but on that tour he changed his aproach to some songs thst were diffivult for him in 88 for ex

Bruce sang quieter, more from the throat and face when he did the rasp thing and didn’t sing as much as from his gut around 1992.

 

[dickinson1978]

Bruce sang quieter, more from the throat and face when he did the rasp thing and didn’t sing as much as from his gut around 1992.

In the album he sings with rasp. But im talikng about rhe tour. I think he sings higher some songs now. He should go back to that.

 

[Yax]

In the album he sings with rasp. But im talikng about rhe tour. I think he sings higher some songs now. He should go back to that.

Oh right, yeah my mind instantly went to the album. My bad.

 

[Trevoire]

That is a truly incredible performance from Bruce.

 

[Eduardo Cabeza]

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[Eduardo Cabeza]

I see your Infinite Dreams, and I raise you any performance of Hallowed and Aces High from the last two years.

He is still a world class singer, but I wish he would adapt to his aging voice better. Ironically, I preferred him altering the melodies at Knebworth. His lower and mid range is so much better.

I like this game.

 

[Kalata]

EddFest had SJ flags on the field, a nice touch.

 

[Helmuth Von Moltke]

Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to see Maiden this year, but I did see them in 2025, and it was okay. Looking back now, Simon was fine—good enough—but seeing what Anika has accomplished really got me thinking. If Steve hadn't been as stubborn as usual, they could have found an amazing drummer like Anika.

Unfashionable opinion: as a big Rush fan myself, they are a band of 3 and the drums are relativity speaking a more important and dominant part of their sound. Plus, Neil was the original and frankly irreplaceable drummer lost amidst tragedy.

None of that feels the case for Maiden. I loved Nicko's drumming and miss him, but the drum stool isn't at Rush levels. Nicko wasn't the first and frankly, there are 4 other instrumentalists in the band too.

Agree that maiden could have gone all-out for a standout talent, but disagree that they really needed to do that.

 

[dickinson1978]

Oh right, yeah my mind instantly went to the album. My bad.

For ex in the trooper and hallowed he didnt went that high,now he goes much higher. And many others,and his singing one of the best and that way of singing lead to all his solo albums since 1995

 

[Eduardo Cabeza]

Unfashionable opinion: as a big Rush fan myself, they are a band of 3 and the drums are relativity speaking a more important and dominant part of their sound. Plus, Neil was the original and frankly irreplaceable drummer lost amidst tragedy.

None of that feels the case for Maiden. I loved Nicko's drumming and miss him, but the drum stool isn't at Rush levels. Nicko wasn't the first and frankly, there are 4 other instrumentalists in the band too.

Agree that maiden could have gone all-out for a standout talent, but disagree that they really needed to do that.

Drums in Maiden are every bit as essential as in Rush or in any other rock-and-roll based band.

 

[Eduardo Cabeza]

For ex in the trooper and hallowed he didnt went that high,now he goes much higher. And many others,and his singing one of the best and that way of singing lead to all his solo albums since 1995

What a perfect show. That VHS tape stayed on my VCR for years.

 

[dickinson1978]

What a perfect show. That VHS tape stayed on my VCR for years.

I have it too. I think the only bad thing about that show is the setlist. A classic setlist from 90s.

 

[Eduardo Cabeza]

I have it too. I think the only bad thing about that show is the setlist. A classic setlist from 90s.

I like everything about it, setlist included. That outstanding «Running Free» with Adrian –after drinking a couple of whiskeys–, Linford Christie’s camera… legendary stuff!

 

[dickinson1978]

I like everything about it, setlist included. That outstanding «Running Free» with Adrian –after drinking a couple of whiskeys–, Linford Christie’s camera… legendary stuff!

I thought the whiskeys were after 88 donington